Nehemiah R. Knight

Nehemiah Rice Knight (31 December 1780-18 April 1854) was Governor of Rhode Island (DR) from 7 May 1817 to 2 May 1821 (succeeding William Jones and preceding William C. Gibbs) and a US Senator from 9 January 1821 to 3 March 1841 (succeeding James Burrill Jr. and preceding James F. Simmons).

Biography
Nehemiah Rice Knight was born in Cranston, Rhode Island in 1780, and he became a member of the State House in 1782. From 1817 to 1821, he served as Governor, and he went on to serve as a US Senator from 1821 to 1841. He was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1843, and he died in 1854.